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herman-melville

August 1, 2018

Herman Melville Answers Questions About Racism With Lines from Moby Dick

by Dani Bostick
June 13, 2018

Your Conception, as Described By Famous White Male Writers

by Yimin Peng
March 22, 2018

I Cannot Recommend My Former Coworker Bartleby for Your Scrivening Position

by Rebecca Christopher
October 18, 2016

Moby-Dick and Jane

by David P. Murphy
October 13, 2011

The Other Whale Tale

by Robert Edward Sullivan
August 13, 2010

List: More Herman Melville College Metaphors

by Marco Kaye
March 12, 2009

Why Not Let the Crew of the Pequod Host Your Child’s Next Birthday Party?

by Nathaniel Missildine
January 9, 2009

Loosely Based Characters

by Stacey Landowne
January 9, 2008

Ishmael the Comedian

by Teddy Wayne
August 23, 2007

Monologue: Moby-Dick Explains His New Captain Ahab Piercing to His Wife

by Chad Rutan

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April 12, 2019

Jon Snow Emails 23andMe About His DNA Results

by Thomas Towell
January 22, 2019

Poorly Researched Men’s Fiction

by Evan Allgood
March 28, 2019

List: Things I Wish My Therapist Would Say to Me But She Never Does

by Linda Acus
April 19, 2019

The Kushner Family Passover Haggadah, 2019 Edition

by Terry Heyman

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April 23, 2019

Putting a Safety Rail Around Our Zoo’s Tiger Pit Would Be a Slap In the Face to All the People Who Previously Fell Into the Pit and Got Mauled

by Bob Vulfov
April 23, 2019

Popular Song Lyrics Adjusted for the Gig Economy

by Lizzie Logan
April 23, 2019

The Biggest Challenge of Parenting Is Becoming a Human Meat Suit

by Susie Mendoza
April 22, 2019

Creation: An Oral History

by Jessica M. Goldstein